Timeline
Birth- 21 Jul 1834
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Age: 27 years
Rank
(Seaman)
Branch
Confederate Navy
Service End Date
5 Sept 1861
Service Start Date
14 Jul 1861
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Served For
Confederate States
Enlistment
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 28 - 27 years
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Branch
Confederate Navy
Rank
Coxswain
Service End Date
25 Apr 1862
Service Start Date
27 Nov 1861
Served For
Confederate States
Gold Star
Enlistment
Tampa, Hillsborough county, Florida
1861 - 1865Civil War (Confederate)- Ages: 28 - 27 years
Served For
Confederate States
Branch
Confederate Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Confederate)
Unit
Seventh Infantry (A-Co)
State
Florida
Service Start Date
25 Apr 1862
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Enlistment- 1862-Age: 27 years
Marriage- 17 Apr 1866-Age: 32 years
Sarah C. Haga
Death- 12 Apr 1915-Age: 81 years
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Burial
Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida,
Other Facts
Full Name
John A Bethell
Also known as
John A. Bethel
Confederate Pension
Florida - A01728, A05495
State Militia
Coast Guards - Lieutenant Able Merander’s Detachment
State Militia
Florida Volunteers Coast Guards - Captain Henry Mulrenan
C.S. Army - Company
7th Fla. Infantry, Co. K ("Smith's Company", "Key West Avengers")